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$Looking for some middle school math games that will engage and excite your students? In this post, I share ideas for math games like "Truth or Dare", Bingo, and "Footloose" and how you can use them to target skills like multiplying fractions, probability and area and perimeter.$

Round Up of Interactive Middle School Math Games

In my classroom, I love finding ways to make math more engaging. One of my favorite strategies is incorporating games and hands-on activities. Our middle

Looking for a new teacher guide that will help you navigate the first days of school as a new middle school teacher? This post has you covered with ideas for establishing routines, engaging your middle school math students and more!

New Middle School Teacher Guide to the First Days of School

When I first started my teaching career, I felt a loss at what to do with the first weeks of school. I had ideas and

Kick off your school year on the right foot with these fun and exciting middle school icebreakers your students will love.

Middle School Icebreakers for the Start of the School Year

The first week of the school year at the middle school level is always fascinating to witness. I’m busy trying to learn all of my

$Use real world math activities to teach every day math to your middle schoolers as you start back to school this year.$

Real World Math Activities for Your Back to School Lesson Plans

As the start of a new year approaches, we have a million thoughts in our heads! Thoughts from setting up our classrooms to brainstorming how

Use these fun and engaging icebreakers to help middle schoolers make friends in your math classes when school starts.

Engaging Icebreakers to Help Middle Schoolers Make New Friends!

Are you ready to spice up your classroom community builders with a burst of excitement? Whether starting a new year or needing a fun activity,

$Use these fun math review games to help empower your learners to get ready for the new school year.$

Math Review Games for Parents to Empower Their Learners

Every summer kids face the loss of learning known as the summer slide. As parents, we don’t want our kids moving backward. The good news

Seven Tips for Any Teacher

Tips for Teachers There are so many things to think about in our teacher lives! So, I’ve got seven tips for teachers that might help

$6 getting to know you activities for middle school math$

Getting to Know You Activities for Middle School Math

Six Back to School Activities for Middle School Always looking for new getting to know you activities for your middle school math classes? Me too!

Welcome to Cognitive Cardio Math! I’m Ellie, a wife, mom, grandma, and dog ‘mom,’ and I’ve spent just about my whole life in school! With nearly 30 years in education, I’ve taught:

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Math, ELA, and science in 6th grade (middle school)

I’ve been creating resources for teachers since 2012 and have worked in the elearning industry for about five years as well!

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Working with fractions can be really challenging f $Working with fractions can be really challenging for students sometimes! Including fraction activities on a regular basis can really help. Use fraction cards for things like random partnering or grouping students, add fraction card games to your fraction unit or in review centers. Grab a couple free sets of fraction cards (plus other resources) when you register for the free Fraction Review Toolkit! 👉Just comment fractions in the comments and I’ll send you the link. Or use the link in profile! #middleschoolmath #teachingmath #teachingfractions #fractions #mathteachersofinstagram$

🎲Converting fractions to decimals can be challe $🎲Converting fractions to decimals can be challenging for math students. This ‘Decimal Dice’ game is a great way to add some engaging practice! Students roll the dice, create fractions, and then convert to decimals, using the sum of the dice to get their score. After they play a few times, some students will figure out a strategy to get the most points👏. 👉Find it in the Cognitive Cardio Math shop on TPT or comment ‘Link’ in the comments and I’ll send you the link. #teachingfractions #fractionstodecimals #middleschoolmath #teachingmath #fractiondecimalconversion #middleschoolmathteacher$

Using color by number in math class but find that $Using color by number in math class but find that it takes some students a long time? Give students a chance to be more creative by giving them the option of coloring the sections solid colors or coloring with polka dots, squiggly lines, stripes of the assigned color…or a combination of them! Color in math class can increase students’ engagement in math practice! 👉Find this very popular adding and subtracting fractions color by number resource in the Cognitive Cardio Math shop on TPT. Or comment LINK for the link. #middleschoolmath #teachingmath #colorbynumber #mathcoloringpages #fractioncolorbynumber #mathteacher #upperelementarymath #mathteacher #teachingfractions #middleschoolmathteacher #teachersfollowingteachers$

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